Good afternoon all, welcome to See Tickets’ weekly hot picks. Check out some of the amazing tours that have been announced, they’re all going on sale this week. We’ve got some great things to shout about, so enjoy!

The xx have announced details of a 2017 UK and European tour, which will include hometown shows at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 13th March. Last week The xx announced details of their highly anticipated third album, ‘I See You’, and a brand new single ‘On Hold’.

To celebrate a decade together as a band, The Kooks have announced their ‘Best Of’ UK Tour to take place in 2017. The run of headline shows will kick off on 21 April in Manchester, before visiting cities such as Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham and Bristol, and will conclude with a huge show at London’s Alexandra Palace on 13 May.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott will perform a very special one off show at Hull’s KC Lightstream Stadium (home of the world famous Hull Kingston Rovers rugby league club) on Saturday 3rd June 2017 with support from special guests The Divine Comedy and Billy Bragg.

The organisers of last summer’s epic outdoor spectacular Live From Times Square have confirmed its welcome return, which will next year see performances from indie legends James, Jake Bugg and the critically acclaimed Haçienda Classical.

English metalcore band While She Sleeps have announced a UK tour for April/May 2016, due to follow the release of their upcoming third album ‘You Are We’. The tour will see the band visit 14 venues between 20th April and 13th May.

Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald has announced her first UK tour in 4 years, which kicks off in Bristol on Tuesday, 28th March 2017 and includes a huge show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday, 3rd April.

KT Tunstall has just announced further UK tour dates for May 2017 and a new single ‘It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am’, the third single taken from the full bodied and blooded ‘KIN’ which was released earlier this year to rave reviews and debuted at No.7 on the official UK Album Chart.

Having previously shared stages with the likes of Nas, MF Doom and Kate Tempest, 22-year-old, South Londoner Loyle Carner announced two nights at Shepherd’s Bush Empire last month, and has now confirmed further headline UK dates for February 2017.

Following critical acclaim and phenomenal demand FAC 51 The Hacienda and Manchester Camerata, the city’s experimental orchestra, are bringing back Hacienda Classical in 2017 with a brand new soundtrack for the concerts and a new show at First Direct Arena Leeds.